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until Tuesday and wishing me to join him there. He is evidently perplexed and dont know where to go.

Sunday July 29" 1883. A perfect day with a light breeze from N.W. I am impressed by the influence of the weather upon my spirits. These cool, semi-autumnal days I feel a sense of repose and an immunity from trouble and anxiety which is very noticeable. After dinner Sara, Cousin Rachel and Girards wife and I drove out over the Kingston bridge, out on the Sawkill road through Plattskill, crossing the Glasco bridge and home by Glen Erie. The country about Plattskill was charming in the rich afternoon light and the mountains seemed to invite us to come to them. I am going to join Whittredge tomorrow at Deans Corners. I do not know where we will settle but I hope somewhere very soon. I always feel a little sad on leaving home but everything is going on well and Mary and Cousin Rachel are here. I think my Mother is improving. She looks better and sits more erect and is more like her old self. Last night when I lifted her into her chair I placed her on her feet and she took three decided steps with her disabled foot and besides raised her disabled arm. I felt encouraged to think she may yet be able to help herself to a considerable extent. I wrote to Lucy, to Gussie and to Alice.

Saturday Aug. 25" 1883. I left home July 30" and joined Whittredge at Deans Corners. Next day we walked up to Kellys Corners three miles above there and examined a brick the Batavia Kill which comes into the Delaware there. We determined to go there and engaged board at a Blacksmiths Mr. Geo. Best and next day had our trunks taken up there where we remained until today sketching busily along this short piece of the stream. We had about exhausted our interest there and fancying Whittredge would rather be alone I came home while he removed a mile or so down the Delaware to the Hubbell Hill stream. I am afraid Whittredge does not care for my companionship or perhaps for any and I dont think we were as congenial as when we were both younger. At any rate while fully in the mood for working from nature I after mature consideration decided to come home which I did apparently with no regret expressed on his part. I am sorry to be forced to believe this but such is my feeling. We had cool pleasant weather most of the time and August has borne out my observations of several years past to the end that it is really a pleasant month. We went on a pic nic yesterday to Hubbell brook with the ladies and gentlemen whom we met at Deans, Mr. Betts' family, Mr. Berris' Mr. Howard, Mr. Dibble + Mr. Barnum. They were all down at the train at Deans this morning to bid me good bye. I left my satchel at the station at Kellys standing by the

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